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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - The Akha Way 1988-1990.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Deh-ja have to do in order to rid her house of evil spirits?
(a) Make a food offering to the spirits.
(b) Sweep every corner of the room.
(c) Chant.
(d) Pray to her ancestors.

2. Why is Teacher Zhang sometimes bitter?
(a) He does not agree with communism.
(b) He wants a wife.
(c) He was not allowed to return to his home after the Cultural Revolution.
(d) He hates teaching school.

3. Why does A-ba not think Li-yan needs more education?
(a) She has to learn wife and mother responsibilities and pick tea.
(b) He cannot afford the tuition.
(c) She has to teach her siblings.
(d) He will not let her leave the village.

4. Why does San-pa get into trouble the day he meets Li-yan?
(a) He is lazy and does not help his father.
(b) He steals a pancake.
(c) He speaks to Li-yan without permission.
(d) He is rude to A-ba.

5. Where is Li-yan seated when she goes to second-level school?
(a) On the girl's side of the room.
(b) In a back corner.
(c) In the middle of the room.
(d) In the front row.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill does Li-yan struggle to learn?

2. What is the dominant ethnicity in China?

3. What is the name of the mountain where Li-yan lives?

4. How many days are in one Akha cycle of days?

5. What is the order of importance for people in the village?

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